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Why were the Persians able to surround the Greeks defending Thermopylae Pass?
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∙ 11y ago
That had everything to do with local geography. At the point where the Spartans and their allies had put up their blockade the terrain was very narrow. Even though the Persians according to legend had 'hundreds of thousands' of soldiers, at that specific point no more than a few hundred at a time could squeeze through, which meant that the Greek army always faced an even number of adversaries or even less.
Of course the Persians could send in fresh troops every time while the Greeks had to send out mostly the same troops each time. But the Persians were hindered by the rubble and the deaths of earlier fights and not all Persian troops were fit to be sent in. The many lightly-armed and auxiliary troops would have been no match for the heavily armed and close-combat specialist Greek hoplites.
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∙ 7y ago
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∙ 11y agoBy using a rather well-known track through th mountains around the flank, and driving off the Greek fleet from the sea flank.
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Where did the Spartans meet the Persians?
Thermopylae, as part of a force of 7,000 Greeks blocking the pass.
Who were the main combatants in the battle of Thermopylae?
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Why were the Marathon and the Thermopylae important to the Persian War?
They were rallying calls for the Greeks. The Athenian success at Marathon demonstrated to the other Greek cities that the Persians could be beaten. Thermopylae became another symbol for Greek steadfastness which was used by the Greeks for propaganda on the superiority of the Greek warrior.
Did Sparta defeat Persia?
No. The Spartans defeated about 500,000 Persians along with about 1,700 Greeks. Later on in the war, they withdrew to defend Sparta and lost the war. The Spartans alone did not fight or defeat Persians and Persian allies. Many Greek city states allied and defeated Persians in land and sea battles in two separate wars. The only Greek defeat from the most famous battles in the two separate Persian invasions was in Thermopylae. And even then, few thousand Greeks died, including plus or minus 300 Spartans, while it is believed more than 20,000 Persians and their allies that included many Greeks, died in Thermopylae. So it was an honorable defeat.
What is the 'nickname' of Mexican American war battle called Cerro Gordo?
Thermopylae of the West because of the way that use of the terrain was vital to victory as the Persians had used it against the Greeks in the fall of 480 BCE.
Did the Greeks win the battle of Thermopylae?
They did not, the Persians won; the Greeks were WAAY outnumbered.
Name of the fierce soildiers who battled the Greeks at thermopylae?
Persians.
What was Sparta know for?
The Spartans were the Greeks that lost to the Persians at the battle of Thermopylae
How many died in battle of thermopylae?
about 20,000 Persians and 4000 Greeks.
When did the Persians defeated the Greeks on land at the battle of thermopylae?
Late August 480 BC
Who was fighting in the battle of thermopylae?
The Persians, with 10,000 men, vs. the Greeks, with 7,000 men
What was the name of the narrow pass where 9000 Greeks clashed with 150000 Persians?
The pass of Thermopylae.
Where did the Spartans meet the Persians?
Thermopylae, as part of a force of 7,000 Greeks blocking the pass.
Who attacked Thermopylae first?
The Greeks defended, the Persians attacked to get through the pass into southern Greece.
Why were the Greeks defeated in thermopylae?
A few reasons, First, the Greeks had 7,000 men and the Persians had 15,000 Second, the Greeks fought the Persian Immortals which were histories most elite and powerful warriors. Third, the Persians found a route to outflank the Greeks.
Who was the Oracle at Delphi?
someone who told the Greeks to stand their ground so they could defeat the Persians at Thermopylae.
The oracle at delphi was?
someone who told the Greeks to stand their ground so they could defeat the Persians at Thermopylae.
